Philip "Phil" Tilker (born April 18, 1977, in Bracebridge, Ontario) is a Canadian-American curler.[1] He was a member of Team USA at the World Men's Curling Championship in 2013 and 2018. Tilker played lead on the Brady Clark rink from 2012 to 2017, and has played in the same position on the Rich Ruohonen rink since then.[2]
| Philip Tilker | |
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.jpg) Philip Tilker while completing at Pintys Grand Slam of Curling 2018 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. | |
| Born | April 18, 1977 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Granite Curling Club (Seattle) |
| Skip | Rich Ruohonen |
| Third | Andrew Stopera |
| Second | Colin Hufman |
| Lead | Kroy Nernberger |
| Alternate | Phil Tilker |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  United States |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (2013, 2018) |
| Other appearances | US Men's Curling Championship: 7 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) US Olympic Curling Trials: 2 (2013, 2017) |
At the 2020 United States Men's Championship Tilker and Team Ruohonen earned a silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[3]
Personal life
editTilker works as a software engineer, and lives in Seattle with his wife and son.[1] He became a naturalized American citizen in 2012.[4]
Teams
editMen's
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Darren Lehto | Philip Tilker | Greg Persinger (WMCC) |
Ken Trask | 2013 USMCC  2013 WMCC (9th) |
| 2013–14 | Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Darren Lehto | Philip Tilker | Greg Persinger | 2013 USOCT (5th) | |
| Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Greg Persinger | Philip Tilker | 2014 USMCC (4th) | |||
| 2014–15 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Nick Myers | Matt Birklid | Philip Tilker | 2015 USMCC (8th) | |
| 2015–16 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | 2016 USMCC
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| 2016–17 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | 2017 USMCC 
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| 2017–18 | Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | 2017 USOCT (5th) | ||
| Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Chris Plys (WMCC) |
Phill Drobnick | 2018 USMCC 2018 WMCC (6th)[5] | |
| 2018–19 | Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | 2019 USMCC 
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| 2019–20 | Rich Ruohonen | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Kroy Nernberger | 2020 USMCC
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| 2020–21 | Rich Ruohonen | Andrew Stopera | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Kroy Nernberger | 2021 USMCC (7th) | |
| 2021–22 | Rich Ruohonen | Andrew Stopera | Colin Hufman | Kroy Nernberger | Philip Tilker |
Mixed
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Brady Clark | Cristin Clark | Philip Tilker | Bev Walter | 2009 USMxCC
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| 2009–10 | Brady Clark | Cristin Clark | Philip Tilker | Bev Walter | 2010 USMxCC
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| 2010–11 | Brady Clark | Cristin Clark | Philip Tilker | Bev Walter | 2011 USMxCC
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References
edit- ^ a b "Philip Tilker". United States Curling Association. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "Phil Tilker Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ Schneider, Angela (2020-02-15). "John Shuster caps unbeaten run through USA Curling Nationals with win over Rich Ruohonen in final". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Breaking news: Philip Tilker has earned his US citizenship". Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "361 World Men's Curling Championship 2018". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
External links
edit- Philip Tilker at World Curling
- Philip Tilker at Team USA (archived)
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